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GEORGE w. MILLER, oE wooNsocKET, RHODE ISLAND.

MACHINE FOR PRESSING FABRICS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 352,253, dated November9, 1886..

` Application filed January 6, 18H5. Serial No. 152,175. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I," GEORGE W. MILLER, a citizen of the UnitedyStatesanda resident 0f Woonsocket, Providence county, `Rhode Island, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for PressingFabrics, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to that class of machines in which fabrics arepressed between revolving cylinders and beds arranged adjacent to saidcylinders; and my invention consists in means,- fully set forthhereinafter, for regulating the pressure upon the fabric, for removingit therefrom, for directing one or more fabrics to the cylinder, and for`pressing continuously Without friction or ironing.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of `a pressing-machineillustrating my improvements.- Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation. Fig. 3is adetached View illustrating the, arrangement of the cylinder, beds,and press- Fig. l is a view illustrating the arrangement of thecarryingbands.`

The side frames, A, of the machine are i suitably connected andconstructed to support the operating parts herinafter described.

Between the frames is secured the lower presser-bed, B, having a concaveupper surface adapted to the cylinder C, the shaft d of Vwhich cylinderturns in bearings d', adapted to vertical guides in the frame.`

To each side frame is connected by a link, j', a lever, D, in the outerend of which lever turns a shaft, g, that passes through slots x invertical rods U, and which is provided with a handle, g', and. carrieseccentrics P, bearing upon friction-'rolls b b on the rods U. Thel lowerend of each rod U is connected to a lever, R, pivoted at one end,carrying a Weight, W, and extending at theopposite end over a rod orbearing, y, as in the device'patented to me September 18, 1883, No.v285,052. Each leverD is provided with two side ears or Wings, 5,extending below the lower edge, and with vertical slots, and eachbearing d', is provided .with an ear, `6, at the top, which ear fitshetween the ears 5, and carries aA pin, e, which Y enters the slots inthe ears 5, forming a loose connection between the levers and bearings,which vpermits a limited play of the'levers in dependently of thebearings.

Thevupper pressure-bed, B, has a curved the ears 6, so as to elevate thelevers D until the pins. e are at the lower ends of the slots-A in theears 5, to then prevent any movement of the levers independently of thebearings d', and the upper pressure-bed is held away `from the cylinderwhile the lower bed only is used, and no goods are pressed by the upperbed. On the end of the shaft disatoothed Vwheel, W, which gears with apinion, X',`

upon a shaft, X. y r

By the arrangement of parts above described I am enabled to relieve thefabric rst of the pressure of the weight W, then to separate the. upperbed from the cylinder, and then lift the cylinder, with the upper bed,to separate the cylinder from the lower bed, and also to lift the wheelWfrom itsv connection with the driving-pinion X. This is effected by asingle movement of the shaft g. Thus the parts being in the positionshown in Fig. 3, and the shaft g being turned in the, direction of itsarrow, the rod U will first descend until the levers B take theirbearings on the rod y, when the weight Wwill no longer act to depressthe levers D, and the cylinder will be relieved of the pressure of thisweight. The continued movement of the shaft g will then lift the 1eversD and carry the upper bed away from the cylinder, so that there can beno pressure on thefabric between them. When the pins e are inthe lowerends of the slots 5 in thelevers, the bearings d and the cylinder willbe lifted from the lower bed, the fabric being thus -relieved frompressure upon both sides ofthe cylinder. As the rotation of the shaft gelevates first the levers D and then bearings d and shaft d, the' wheelW is raised with the bearings from vits connection with the pinion X',when the rotation of the cylinder will be arrested.

Rolls F G G2 H lIz are supported to turn in suitable bearings intheframe of the machine, and a carrying band or apron, F2, passes aroundthe roll F and around the cylinder, another band, H, passes around theupper bed ICO and around rolls H' H2, and between tlie lower bed and thecylinder passes a band, G, which extends around the rolls G and G2.rIlhis permits the fabric to be passed between the bands H F2 upon theupper side of the cylinder, and then between the bands F2 G upon thelower side of the cylinder, so as to receive two pressures, or itpermits two fabrics to be pressed at once, one, Y, Fig. 4, being carriedfrom a bundle, p2, over tension-bars downward and between the band F",Fig. 4, and the band H, andthe other,Y2, being carried from the bundlep' between the band F2 and the band G, upon the oppositeside of thecylinder, but in a contrary direction. In eases where the face of thefabric is to be planished it may be carried in direct contact with thepolished face of the bed and cylinder instead of between two of thebands.

At each side of the cylinder C, but in different planes, is located astretcher-cylinder, I, and adjacent to each stretcher-cylinder is asteamer, V, the said cylinders and Steamers being of any ordinary orwell-known construction.

Upon shafts turning in bearings upon the front end of the machine arecarried suitable brushes, J J', the brush-shafts being driven by abelt,J4, which passes around guide-pulleys J5 J, and` around a pulley uponthe driving-shaft X2, so that the brushes are rotated in oppositedirections. A tension-roll, K, is supported at the upper front portionof the frame above a guide bar or roll, K', and a guide bar or, roll,K2, is arranged at the rear of the brush J. Some fabrics requirebrushing on one side only, and some upon both, and the amount ofbrushing required varies with the character of the goods.

In order to properly conduct and operate upon the fabric,-I employ, inconnection with the brushing and guiding rolls, suitable regulating orguide bars, L L', hung between arms m upon shafts N N', supported inbearings in the frame, and each shaft carrying at one end aslottedplate, I2, through the slot of which a bolt, I', passes into the frameto serve as a means of securing the shaft in place after its adjustment,a handle, Q3, serving as a ready means of rocking the shaft. The fabricis carried from the bundle or file P' over roller K',

past the under side of brush J, between the' lower guide-bar, L, and thebrush J', directly upward past brush J', to the roller K2, and over theupper brush, J, and then under the upper guide-bar, L', and over andaround the tension-roll K.

The extent to which the fabric is submitted to the action of the brushesJ J' will depend upon the position of the guide-bars L L' in respect tothe brushes, the fabric being folded to a greater extent around theperiphery of the brushes in proportion as the guide-bars are broughtnearer to the latter. In like manner the position of the adjustableguide-bar L3 in respect to each stretching-roll I determines the extentto which the fabric is presented to the said roll, and the adjustment ofthe fabric thereby varies the extent of the action of the roll thereon.

It will be seen that by the means above described the path of the fabriccan be easily controlled, so as to bring it in contact upon both sideswith the brushes to a greater or less extent, and so as to vary theamount of surihce subjected to the action of the stretching-rolls.

It will of course be understood4 that the various operating parts areconnected by suitable gears or belts, so as to be operated in unisonfrom the single driving-shaft.

The guide-bars L L' L3, instead of being earried by arms upon arock-shaft, maybe adjustable in slots in the side frames of the machine,so as to permit them to be moved in respect to the brushes or rollers;or any other known equivalent means of securing said adjustment maybeemployed, and any suitable known and equivalent clamping appliances maybe used for securing the said bars after they are adjusted.

The levers D may have link or other known equivalent connections withthe upper bed, B', which will permit a limited movement of the levers inrespect to the said bed.

In an application filed by me May 19, 1884, and numbered 131,970, I haveshown and claimed a press with a stationary bed and revolving cylinder,and bands passing between the same and carried and guided by rollers;hence I do not claim such constructions in this application.

Withoutlimiting myself to the precise construction and arrangement ofparts shown and described, Iclaim- 1. The combination, with the cylinderand upper and lower beds and cylinder-bearings, of levers D, havingloose connections with the bearings of the cylinder, and arranged tolift the upper bed when elevated, and the weighted levers R, rods U,movable connections between the rods and levers D, and stops y, allsubstantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the cylinder, its shaft, lower fixed bed, uppermovable bed, levers D, connected to the upper bed and loosely connectedwith the cylinder-bearings, wheel W' upon the shaft of the cylinder,pinion X', shaft X, weighted levers R, rods U, adjustable con nectionsbetween the rods and levers D, and rods y, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the cylinder-bearings d', lower fixed bed, B,upper bed, B', levers D, connected to the upper bed and having slottedears 5, devices, substantially as described, for moving the levers, andears on the bearings having pins extending into the slots of the ears 5,substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of the cylinder C, cylinder-bearings d', beds B B',levers D, having connections with the bearings permitting of limitedvertical play independently thereof, weighted levers B, rods U, andadjustable con- IOO IIO

neotions, substantially as described, between d', levers D, looselyconnected to the bearings, the rods-U andlevers D, substantially als setand screw-bolts, substantially as and for the forth. l purpose setforth.

5. The combination7 with the cylinder and In testimony whereof I havesigned my name 5 upper and lower beds, B B', and continuous to thisspecification in the presence of two sub- I 5 belts G and H, andbelt-supporting rolls, of a seribing Witnesses.

roll, F, and beltk F2, passing round said roll GEORGE W. MILLER. andround the cylinder, substantially as set Witnesses: forth. a H. T.BALLOU,

ro 6; The combintion ofthe cylinder-bearings STEPHEN N. MASON.

